Greater Britain Album LEAD SHEETS

Each dance album contained a complete evening's programme of traditional dances. The varied programmes include tunes of different moods, from light waltzes and easy saunters, to dramatic tangos, brisk military two-steps and lively Schottisches.  The dance albums usually included a country dance and Sir Roger de Coverley, and always ended with God Save The King (the music for which was usually included, but not in this case).

Traditional folk tunes were sometimes included; this album includes The Irish Washerwoman.

The pieces are eminently accessible, and suitable for players looking for easy to intermediate pieces to extend their repertoire.

Please click on the links to hear samples of the pieces.

The 15 pieces in this album are:

Sons of Empire - Grand March
Queen of the Rink - waltz
Merry and Bright - barn dance
The Cornstalk - Lancers
An English Rose - waltz cotillon
Many happy days - polka
Rough riders - two-step
Devotion - veleta waltz
Maple Leaf - schottische
The Kitchener - military two-step
The Selfridge - quadrilles
Stirling Castle - highland schottische
Lakes of Killarney - mazurka
Cheer O! - sailors' hornpipe
The Irish Washerwoman - jig

If you buy this product, you will be able to download a Zip file containing a separate file of sheet music (PDF) for each piece, with audio file (Midi) for each piece, as listed. 

Please note that the audio files and sample audio files on this site are generated from the sheet music; they will give you a good idea of how the tune goes, but will not necessarily capture the spirit of it. 

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